Player blog: Germany's Bjorn Werner

The following is a daily blog from Bjorn Werner, a defensive end/punter playing for Team Germany in the inaugural Junior World Championship football tournament at Canton's Fawcett Stadium through Sunday. Werner is from Berlin.

NORTH CANTON -- Last night I went to the concert in the park. It was very cool. The fireworks were nice, but the music was exactly my style. It was interesting to see what the Fourth of July is like.

We are ready for our final game against Sweden. I know almost everyone on the team. We played in a game in October, so I met some of my teammates there. We are a good team, and I have had fun playing with them. We are going to make this last game count. It is like a rematch of the 2008 European Junior Championship when we faced Sweden. It means a lot. We are ready, and we will win!

My best memory of this trip is playing in the stadium. It is fun to play in a stadium that big on such a nice field. I am very glad that I went on this trip. If I had to describe the United States to someone who has never been here, I would simply say it is amazing. Everyone should experience the American lifestyle at least once!